Gökçelik Cuts Shopping Contact By Developing a Covid-19 Product

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GÖKÇELİK, leading the way amongst Turkey's shelving and storage systems, manufactures a special Covid-19 product to minimize contact between cashiers and customers. The new acrylic glass shield has been installed in nearly 1,000 supermarket premises across the country.

Yalçın Aras, Gökçelik Ltd founder & CEO, said that the coronavirus epidemic, which spread from the city of Wuhan in China to affect the whole world, has spurred a special need for innovation in equipment for the retail sector. Stressing that demand for the product came from the sector itself, Aras stated the product took shape in line with the Covid-19 pandemic. He said, “At Gökçelik, our Covid-19 products responded to the requirements of a national market chain. In order to eliminate contact between cashier and customer, we have adapted the supermarket checkouts we currently produce to include an acrylic glass shield. The new product has been added to nearly 1,000 of our customer's supermarket checkouts across the country.”

It has become a necessity, especially in supermarkets.”

Aras emphasized that despite the use of masks and gloves in supermarkets, cashiers remain in contact with customers due to physical conditions. Saying, “We have minimized this contact by installing the acrylic glass protector at checkouts.” Aras added, “Cashiers and customers are still in physical contact after shopping, while money is being exchanged. If someone is not wearing a mask, the disease can be transmitted directly by mouth. We cut the potential contact between cashiers and customers with the acrylic glass shield specially developed for and applied to supermarket checkouts. This product has become a necessity especially in supermarkets due to the Covid-19 outbreak”.

This isn't about earning money”

Pointing out that demand for Covid-19 products such as acrylic glass shields at supermarket checkouts will increase so long as the pandemic continues, Aras said, “At Gökçelik, we certainly did not make this product for profit. Our aim is to provide solutions that meet customer requirements. Invention stems from necessity. Without a need, there is no invention.” He stressed, “This is the era of technology.”